1970 Road Runner to Superbird Resto page

This will be built into a car I believe Mopar should have built, A Superbird convertible. I bought this car for the sum of $1400 bucks Canadian. Its all there less drive train, but needs some floor/body/frame work (look at the pictures below). Believe it or not, this is in about the same shape as the barracuda was 8). I bought this car on April 1'99. Yes, April fools day (read on to find out about the front end) but it suits the day doesn't it? I have been able to locate second owner by tracing the ownership. He had purchased the car in 1975. When he bought it, he didn't like the color, so he had changed it to green during his ownership. He owned the car up to 1984. The car had been in an accident involving the front end during the time he owned it. He sold it in 1985 (with front end damage). It was at this time that the 70 coronet front end was installed (as far as I can figure). I guess the new owner could not find a replacement to put on the car, or liked the 70 Coronet front better, and was painted red. It had gone through 4 owners between the second owner and I. Well, actually 4 on paper, at least 2 more didn't transfer title to their names after the last titled owner (kind of floated around person to person till I bought it). It is a pretty stripper Road Runner, with the only extra cost item being the lemon twist paint. Manual steering/brakes, am radio, and stripe delete on the trunk, and power top was about all the fender tag said (see below). It is a Factory Road Runner, 383 auto,3.23s, bench seat, and has a power top. Believe it or not, from picture 1-25, I still could open and close the doors fine, and the roof was aligned perfectly. I have got most of the parts to convert to a superbird already.

The fender tag says it all, no frills Road Runner, the way Ma Mopar designed these cars to be

Total production # for all 70 RR convertibles is 684
Base price 3289.00
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What, a 70 Coronet front end on a 70 Road Runner
The front end kind of looks like it was made for the car
Ever wonder what a Superbird looks like without a nose
Looks like a Coronet doesn't it
Bumper support and trunk floor are gone on the drivers side
Lots of previous bondo in that quarter
Quarter isn't that bad, but i'll still install a new one
Trunk lid is full of bondo, and that quarter is too
Factory Lemon twist under all that red paint
Inner fenders just need a good blasting
This is the way i got it and trailered it home
Nice shot of the passenger side forward
I guess i will have to spring for a new roof
Drivers front rail is gone, but pass side isn't too bad
Close-up of the passengers side frame/floor
Close-up of drivers side frame/floor
Passenger rear floor section
Drivers trunk floor with frame coming up for a peek
Drivers side rear floor section
Drivers rear floor section
Drivers side engine bay
Passenger side engine bay
Drivers side trunk/frame (note no frame)
A shot from below the trunk (drivers side)
The front frame section on rear drivers side frame
This Coronet hood was modified with metal to fit with the 'birds front nose
Getting ready to take down the k frame and front suspension
Starting to cut out rear floor/seat area (drivers side)
This is a piece cut from my parts charger to go into the rear floor/seat area
Heres a picture with rear frame/trunk missing
A better picture of what's missing
A shot of the drivers side quarter/wheel well
A shot of the passenger side quarter/wheel well
Rear drivers side backseat area
Sandblasted, and rear frame set in for trial fit
Rear rails and floor support welded in
Trunk floor welded in
Windshield out, and front end sheetmetal off
Passenger floor removed
Head on shot of front end
Passenger front rail, which has had repairs , and will need replaced
Drivers inner frame rail, which will fall out if hit even lightly,rusted beyond repair
K frame out, front sub frame removed
New sub-frame ready to go on
Frame is finally done front to back, now after almost 2 years of sitting in the same spot, over to the hoist she goes
On the hoist, and now for the easy stuff
New metal welded in below taillights
Floor finally welded in
Rear drivers outer wheel well reconstruction
Ruff assembly of the nose cone and parts
Ruff assembly of the rear wing
Everything removed from dash area, cleaned and painted
Front end assembly and detailing
Well, thats it for now, but check back, more pics commin,,, she's a rollin body now, and we are assembling her!!!!!

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